Curtain-pole.



Nol-.819,501 PATBNTBD MAY 1, 1906.

S.BLAKELY. CURTAIN POLI-:.-

APPLIOAflION FILED JUNE 9; 1905.

. [narranv sTATns ATENT opinion.

SAMUELl BLAKELY, F GRAMPIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

' 'CURTAIN-POLE.

' Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1, 190e.

Application led June 9. 19051 Serial No. 264,420. f

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL BLAKELY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Grampian, in the county of Clearfield and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Poles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in curtain-poles, and

contemplates the construction in which thev constituent parts may be very easily and quickly assembled and which will be inexpensive and simple to manufacture.

More particularly, the invention embodies a curtain-pole comprising two sections terminating in inclined ends, which are rounded and which fit into a socket in the ornamental head, said socket being of contour corresponding to the contour of said inclined ends, so that the union is effected between the ornamental head and the ends of the pole by the frictional -contact of the aforementioned elements.

The detailed construction will appear in the course of the following description, in which reference is had to the accompanying drawings, formingl a part of this specification, like numerals designating like parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view in which the various parts are assembled, the curtain being shown as clamped between the sections of the pole. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary, vertical sectional view through the pole and the ornamental head, illustrating the peculiar contour of the end of the pole and of the socket in the head. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one section "of the pole, illustrating a modification in which the end is split to form furcations. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of a modification somewhat similar in construction to Fig. 3, butin which each section is formed with a plurality of radiallyextending slots or openings, so as to increase the number of furcations.

The curtain-pole A is preferably of cylindrical contour and embodies two sections or halves 1, which are counterparts in construction. The sections 1 have their ends inclined and rounded, as at 2,-so that when the said sections are assembled the adjacent ends will possess the contour of the frustum of a cone.

An ornamental head 4 ts over each end of the pole, which of course is the meeting ends of the two sections, said head 4 being provided with a conical recess 5 of the same size as the ends of the Ycurtain-pole within which the said ends fit. A reinforcing metallic ring 6 is employed, which serves to brace the ornamental head under the pressure or resiliency of the ends of the curtain-pole. Between the sections l a longitudinal space 7 occurs, through which the curtain is inserted and in which it is held by friction.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 the end of each secton is split longitudinally, as at' 3, for a short distance, so as to form on the end of each section furcations, which owing to the resiliency of the wood employed will'nat urally tend to spread apart, thereby insuring a greater degree of pressure and frictional contact within the socket 5 of the head 4.

Of course the ends 2 may be split in any number of places, so as to form greater or less number of furcations, as the case may be, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The curtain-pole is suspended by brackets or supports which Aare screwed or otherwise held in the framework and which lare provided adjacent the ends with depressions of contour corresponding to the contour of the pole and in which the said pole rests.

It is obvions that numerous changes may be made. For instance, I may employ eX- traneousl means, such as a wedge or a ser rated pin of conical contour to force the sections apart instead of relying solely on the resiliency of the wood, although these elements are not absolutely necessary to perform the functions above set forth. The essential feature of the invention is the curtain-pole formed with'inclined split ends, and I wish it to he understood that slight changes such as would suggest themselves in practical use and manufacture may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having fully described my, invention, I claim- A curtain-pole formed of two semicylindrical sections, having flat adjacent faces throughout their length, and having the outer face of both sections tapered at each end, each tapered face having a plurality of slits, extending from the outer extremity of the section to a point adjacent the beginning of the taper, the said tapered faces forming IOO IIO

frusto-conical ends on the p'ole Whenl 'the sections are Inatched..together,`,.in combination With securing-heads engaging said con- Io shoulder-:on the inner'yend of; 684011 secu-ringhead, and a ring clamped on said shoulder to hold thef'securing-head against splitting, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

SAMUEL BLMELY.

fWitnesses:

DAVID BLAKELY, ISAAC GEORGE. 

